Snowflake Day 2

[nrgburst]

Challenge #2

In your own space (or their own space) interact with someone new.

Already done via comments today on my Snowflake #1 post (and others)! This is my favorite part of snowflake really- everybody is so fannishly enthused and positive and it feels like a big ole party. :D


Anyway, inspired by rhoda_rants here's some year end positivity for 2020:

1. My skin is finally clear for the first time in decades, and I think it's because for months I haven't worn makeup (which is a societal expectation here) because I haven't left the house or because most of my face is mask covered anyway. In terms of silver linings to losing my job this is a big one, and totally unexpected!

2. Wrote 93000+ words; my biggest yearly word count ever. Also my highest completed fic count ever (15) and most number of fandoms written for. The response to Check and Mate (The Queen's Gambit, Beth/Benny) in particular is really blowing me away- IME most fannish response is limited to the first week after a fic is posted, but people are still kudosing/commenting on it more than a month later! And it's just a one-shot so it's not like it's been getting bumped to the top of the tag- I don't even know how people are finding it but it's awesome! :DDD

3. Made 35 GIFsets and 15 fic header type edits and two of them passed 1K notes (Beth/Benny in Black and White, MCU+ violet)

4. Read more than 100 books, which is also a personal best since like, elementary school when there were contests and I wanted to wiiiin. LOL

5. Learned to cook some delicious new foods.


How about you guys? Tell me some great things about last year!

Comments

[paulamcg]

Congrats on and thank you for sharing (among other joys) the joy of amazing reception to a fanfic. (I loved watching the show, and perhaps I should have started writing... But I'm hopelessly addicted to my fic in my single fandom, which is the huge and old HP.) My joys (as you encouraged sharing) have been in writing a lot, not so much in getting much feedback.

And yay for not wearing makeup!

[nrgburst]

Thank you! And thank you for sharing that you've been finding a lot of joy in the creation process too! A few of my works this year were in dead fandoms and have gotten peanuts in terms of feedback/hits, but it's always worthwhile to make something anyway. <3

It's so nice to just have healthy, bare skin and not feel self-conscious about it. :DDD